Reebok Chi-Kaze!!! Our own Kamikaze!!

With the great response from Swizz Beatz Kamikaze sneaker release, Reebok has answered our question about a Kamikaze just for us with the Chi-Kaze! Dropping next month at retailer Journey's for $90, there are 2 colorways that will release. The first being Steel/Flat Grey-Sonic Green, and the other which I happen to like very much is the Black/Pink/Blaze-Yellow. Both pairs feature the Kamikaze Hexalite outsole and reminiscent straps from the women's classic Freestyle. Expect to see more fresh colorways coming after the initial release!!

John Wall X Reebok ZigEncore release

Sorry for the delay on this, but the posts to follow will explain why..GRINDING!!! On Wednesday, Washington Wizard's John Wall stopped by Footlocker on 34th St. to unveil and talk about his latest collab with Reebok, for the new ZigEncore which is a nice follow up to the ZigTech Slash. Wall invited kids from the Parks & Recreation Dept. and they all had on a pair of his new sneakers and apparel! HOT97 DJ Funkmaster Flex was on the 1 and 2 and asked John various questions about the shoe.

Available in 2 colorways of black/white or blue/white, these sneakers are lighter and more fashionable than the 1st pair from John Wall last year. The toebox is perforated on both pair; the black ones is nubuck, while the white pair is leather. The rest of the upper consists of leather and breathable mesh with patent leather piping on the black pair. Wall even raffled a few pair and gave up the pair on his feet, all with autographs!!

The epic moment at the event was when a kid got up to ask a question and did the Dougie for Wall, who is known for doing the dance himself; then joining the kid in the dance!! He drove the audience crazy with that! Check out MORE PICS!!!

SPARC your sneakers customizing event - Roxtoberfest RECAP!!

I AM BACK!!! It's been a while, yes, however I have been busy with orders and events like the one i am blogging about today. This past weekend myself and Pinkeye were invited up to Boston to participate in Mass Art's customizing event for Roxtoberfest at DS4SI (Design Studio 4 Social Intervention) along with other great Boston artists and people from Boston stopping in to see the studio! We were given our choice of either a pair of crispy white canvas Chucks, or the newest vinyl toy, STANCE, a blank sneaker canvas! Most of us chose the Chucks, and the coordinator of the event asked that the pair I customized be done for her granddaughter, which was such an honor!

Pinkeye's rendition of Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin episode just in time for Halloween, and my       design for Mass Art's Euka Holmes' granddaughter, Song.

Pinkeye and myself enjoying a day of painting in the community!

Boston artists, Logan, Aziza, and Jesse along with 2 other artists enjoying sneaker artistry together!

FSF's own Lori even participated, designing a pair for a friend's daughter!

Reebok graphic designer Shaona came with a pair of exclusive EA7's(see MORE PICS) on ready to have fun and paint!

To keep our motivation going, Public Kitchens provided us with some very tasty vegan food including their infamous jalapeno cornbread!

There weren't as many guests as expected, but it was great to just paint with friends! Check out MORE PICS!!!

REETHYM OF LITE launch party!

Tonight was the biggest sneaker party ever!!! With Swizz Beatz as Global Director, Reebok can't go wrong!!! The celebration was called "Reethym of Light" which is truly light, available in the Classic Light or Leather Classic Light. The event took place on 42nd St. at E Space, which is a cool spot. Celebrities from music, fashion, and film all came out to support Swizz Beatz and Reebok's new takeover campaign! In attendance were of course Alicia Keys, Maino, Red Cafe, Jonathan Mannion, Teyana Taylor, Chuck Nice, Jay Z & Beyonce, Pharell, Lloyd Banks, and a host of others who love the Kamikaze sneaker as well as Reebok itself!

Iniside the event were Basquiat t-shirts and Kamikaze's on display, as well as snack servers and a Hennessy bar with my favorite drink of the night..the Black Kamikaze! The event was packed from wall to wall with sneaker & music lovers to support Swizzy & Reebok. Around 10:30 Swizzy took stage and did a few of his hits like Who's Real, On the floor, Coolin, and his new hit International Party, which he premiered the video for too! There were many with Kamikaze's, Pumps, and Classics on, which shows that Reebok is truly a mainstay and has sneakers for just about anyone! Check out the pics below and MORE PICS HERE

                                               Swizzy came out in some limited edition Pumps

                                                                        SHOWTIME!!!

                                                                         BASQUIAT

                                                       Lloyd Banks sports a pair of HUF's

                                                    Garrett, President of Swizzy's new label

                                                                            NUTS!!!

                                                                  The lovely Alicia Keys

                                                                    Leather Classic Lite

                                                  Maino takes off his Gucci for the Kamikaze

                                Mr. Packer of Packer Shoes, NJ sports an unreleased 3M Pump

                            BX is the boro! Mickey Factz sported a pair of red & white Adidas Y3's

                                                                   Black OJ Kamikaze

Kixpo 2011

The road crew for Kixpo. These fellas saw us in the lot and volunteered their muscles for our use. Boxes only ladies, this is a PG 13 blog ; D
This little beauty came right up to the table and asked for some stickers. She and dad rocked AJ5s
In My Sole crew repped hard at the event. Happy to see ladies working THEIR own tables. Hope to see you in Houston & follow em on twitter @inmysole
Sam Colt 12 from Heat Seekers Krew and his daughters. Dude is heavy in the game, reps Texas all day and does bespokes with the girls. Fathers take notes!
My homie and godkids mom, Memphis (not her real name). Came from Houston to help and see what Fee really does on these trips. She had a blast and is hoping to attend Htown Sneaker Summit July 31 at the Toyota Center.

**as usual more pics from this and other FSF events at https://picasaweb.google.com/feeway730/Kixpo2011 **

Sneakerpedia Launch NYC 5.17.11

Our own Fetti D'Biasi shows off her RIP Nate Dogg Chuck Taylor customs at Sneakerpedia
Better picture of the RIP Nate Dogg Chuck Taylor customs created by Fetti D'Biasi
Found someone else at Sneakerpedia rocking Reebok Pump Graphlite's (Fee had on the Packer X Stash collab ones at the event)
Bun B rocking the Sneakerpedia stage. Did all the classic verses and UGK s#it!
One of the Sneakerpedia event staff. These folks were all over getting guests to upload their shoes on-site.

**Super shout out to Melissa Pardo and the Sneakerpedia/Foot Locker staff **

Reebok X Swizz Beatz KAMIKAZE Releasing!!!

This is what sneaker culture has been waiting for! The Swizz Beatz collab with Reebok to create the KAMIKAZE sneaker as seen in different colorways on his twitter will drop! THIS FRIDAY MAY 13TH!!!! Each pair is numbered from 1 - 84, making them SUPER LIMITED, and available at ONLY 7 select retailers throughout the U.S. Each pair also has a hangtag autographed by Swizzy himself! Within the box, you will also receive a classic Reebok "R" key chain, and they will sell for $100 in mens sizes...sorry ladies!  These will surely cause a frenzy in trying to get them so get ready to camp out! The following stores are THE ONLY ONES SELLING THIS SNEAKER!!!

Footaction, Greenspoint Mall, 12300 North Freeway, Houston, TX 77060
Sportsland/TAF UP, 5401 Wentworth, Chicago, IL 60609
Underground Station, Underground Atlanta, 50 Lower Alabama St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Sneakervilla, 4 S 52nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139
Sportie LA, 7753 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Jimmy Jazz, 442 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Dr Jays, 256 W 125th Street, NY, NY 10027

CHECK OUT THE KICKS IN HIM & EVE'S VIDEO "COOLIN"

Swizz Beatz Announces Global Partnership with Reebok at Project, Las Vegas

The internet has already seen several pairs of The KAMIKAZE, the Swizz X Reebok collaboration, and are ready to start adding them to their collections! Yesterday Swizz Beatz made it official by announcing his global partnership with Reebok to put out The Kamikaze real soon. In this unique partnership, Swizz Beatz will actively engage with the brand on many levels, from developing various initiatives to working with product.  His first role will be as the curator of the Reestyle Collective. A group of artistic minds from across the globe, the ReestyleCollective will conceive and produce a wide range of creative content in the realms of dance, music, art and style - the communities in which both Swizz Beatz and Reebok Classics thrive. Swizz himself had on a pair of lilac, pink sequin, and red Kamikazes with a t-shirt adorning artist Basquiat whom he praises highly for his disctinctive art. No word yet on the official release of the Kamikaze so stay tuned!

Reebok Freestyle Year of the Rabbit "Bunny Pack"

Reebok has put together a pack of 5411s in honor of 2011 being the Year of the Rabbit.  The shoe comes in 4 colourways, each featuring fake fur on the ankle strap and upper.  They're affectionately being referred to as the "Bunny Pack",  and rightly so, the pastels scream Easter and spring. 

Personally, they remind me of my fave Easter treat: Cadbury Mini Eggs!  

 I do rep Freestyles but I can't get down with fake fur on my kicks.  Would you cop?  

*No word on a North American release just yet. 

Valentine's Day Sneakers: Keep it or Scrap it?

Every year sneaker brands put out their own spin on valentine's day sneaker. You get the same old boring ass colorways which is pink and red and then they top it off with some wack hearts. Like these:




Then sneaker companies often release foolishness like this:



Now with sneakers like these being released every year, I say scrap the V-day releases. Sneaker companies would definitely cut their losses by doing so. But to all my fiends out there what do you think? Should sneaker companies keep it or scrap it?

pics via: Sneaker News